(Corrects dateline)
By Frank Pingue
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman who
worked for the former National Football League player's sports
marketing firm.

(Corrects dateline) By Frank Pingue Dec 7 (Reuters) - Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbackWarren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by a woman whoworked for the former National Football League player's sportsmarketing firm. According to the lawsuit filed in Superior Court in OrangeCounty, California on Monday, Moon required Wendy Haskell toshare his bed during business trips, wear lingerie and madeunwanted sexual advances while she worked as his executiveassistant at Sports 1 Marketing. Reuters was not independently able to verify theallegations. Neither Moon's attorney nor a representative from hiscompany immediately responded to Reuters when asked to commenton the allegations against the 61-year-old former quarterback. According to the lawsuit, Haskell was hired by Sports 1Marketing in early July to be Moon's executive assistant, andher responsibilities included traveling with him for speakingengagements, charity events and personal appearances. The lawsuit claims that Haskell traveled with Moon on analmost weekly basis during her employment and that he made herstay in his hotel room and share his bed. Haskell alleges she was required to keep the bathroom doorunlocked when she showered and that Moon repeatedly entered theroom. She also claims that Moon grabbed her crotch while she wassleeping and slipped a drug into her drink during a trip toMexico in October because he thought she was not "having fun." The lawsuit also claims Haskell reported Moon's behavior tothe company's chief executive, David Meltzer, in October butthey did not investigate her claims. Haskell also says she wasdemoted after making the complaints. She is still employed bythe company. Moon, who played professionally in Canada before going on tostar in the NFL, is the co-founder and president of the Irvine,California-based company, which was also named as a defendant inthe lawsuit. "Wendy Haskell made the decision to right a giant wrong,"her attorney, Diana Fitzgerald, told Reuters late Wednesday in atelephone interview from Miami. "She now joins a growing groupof valiant women who have decided essentially enough is enough. "Right now we are experiencing a very powerful movement inour country as we are witnessing a first generation of women whoare not going to take it anymore." The NFL's Seattle Seahawks, where the former quarterbackplayed for two years, said in an email statement late Wednesdayit had accepted Moon's request for a leave of absence as theclub's radio analyst. After winning five consecutive championships in the CanadianFootball League, Moon moved on to the NFL for a 17-year careerthat included stints with the Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings,Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. Despite spending his first six professional seasons in theCFL, Moon was third all-time in NFL passing yardage and fourthin touchdown passes at the time of his retirement in 2001. Fiveyears later he became the first black quarterback to gaininduction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by JacquelineWong and Alden Bentley)